Tara Crites

Teaches at The Moving Joint

Tara Crites was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and has been teaching since 2004. It began with her love for dance and in 1999 her talent in dance studies and performance awarded her full scholarships to California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA). This inspired Tara to obtain admission to California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance where she where she honed the skills of movement, performing arts, and dance kinesiology. She furthered her knowledge in the dance field by attending The Harkness Center for Dance Injuries courses at NYU Hospital and completed advanced Pilates certifications with Marie-Jose at Long Beach Dance Conditioning in 2007. Tara also accomplished her national exams with Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) and is one of the first few instructors to obtain such requirements since their launch in 2005.